Wednesday 11/6/24

Nov 06, 2024

Wednesday!

Plenty of great mid-week music event options are available in and around town… read on for the details, and get out to enjoy them if you can… welcome to new subscribers, thanks for reading, subscribing to, sponsoring, and especially sharing Jerome’s Event List!

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11:00a Denny Diamond tribute to Neil Diamond at White Fence Farm Restaurant Romeoville

x 12:00n-2:00 Wednesday Jam with Skip Landt at OTSFM East Lincoln Lobby, free

12:15 Annie Hyung, cello and Liang-yu Wang, piano at Seventeenth Church of Christ Scientist, Dame Myra Hess Concert

5:00-6:30 Heather Riordan at Kopi Cafe

5:00-8:00 Steve Knight Trio at The Albert, residency

5:00-8:00 Vivian Garcia at Epiphany Center, free RSVP, Golden Hour

5:00-9:00 Adara Rae at Barstool River North

5:00-8:00 Roger Weaver at Parker's Restaurant & Bar Downers Grove

5:00-9:00 Terry Byrne at Preservation Geneva, Bonfire Beer Keep The Mug Night

5:30 Harvey Waters, Total Wife, Baby Wave at Empty Bottle, $5-15

5:30-8:00 Carlos Showers & Ron Simmons acoustic at Buddy Guy's Legends, free

5:30 Destroy Boys, Sasami, Chokecherry at Concord Music Hall, $25

5:30-8:30 Eric Hochberg Trio with Steve Million at Catch 35

6:00, 9:30 Musiq Soulchild at City Winery, $68-88, sold out, waitlist

6:00, 8:15 Charles Heath at Andy's, $15

6:00-9:00 Jon Gram & Mark Hague at On Tour Brewing, free, Grateful Wednesdays

6:00 Bear Hands, Worry Club, Yada Yada at Outset, $30

6:00-8:00 Daniel Chávez Organ Trío with Joaquin Garcia, Jonathan Wenzel at Bistro Monadnock

6:00-9:00 Petra van Nuis/Andy Brown Duo at Hemingway's Bistro Oak Park

6:00-10:00 Amoxtli Open Mic Fundraiser at Simone's Bar, $10 donation, part of Simone's Quinceañera Festival

6:00-8:30 Down Home Guitars Bluegrass Jam hosted by Steve Haberichter at Cultivate Community Table Frankfort

6:00 Bring Your Own Vinyl Night at Bobby's Eastside Forest Park, free, signup at 6:00

6:00 (7:00 ET) Metta Quintet at Acorn Theatre, free-$25

6:30, 8:30 Chicago Soul Jazz Collective with LaShera Ellis, Keith Brooks, John Fournier, Amr Fahmy, Micah Collier, Larry Brown Jr. at Winters Jazz Club, $23-28

6:30-9:30 Braden Smith Quartet at French 75 Aurora

x 7:00 Kent Rose & The Remedies, The Spindles at Montrose Saloon, hit the tip bucket

7:00 Grover Cleveland Washington, Andrew D. Huber, Arizona Jackhammer at Phyllis' Musical Inn

7:00-9:00 Alyssa Bray single release at Cafe Mustache

7:00 Tim Fitzgerald Guitar Trio with Tom Vaitas on Hammond B3 organ at Le Piano Chicago, Latin and Swing Jazz

x 7:00 Pierce Crask at The Hurley Tap Bucktown

7:00-1:00a Breaking Sound Showcase with Helen Huff, Rhea the Second, PercyVear, ++ at Broken Shaker in Freehand Chicago, $15-20

7:00-11:00 Nashon Holloway at Bronzeville Winery

7:00-12:00m WDW Sip n Singalong FunFrenzOnly Mike D Chicago’s B-Day Bash at Promontory, $15-20

x 7:00 Henry Carpender Sextet with Rufus Parenti, Joey Acopiado, Nicholas Olynciw, Vinny Kabat, Tommy Sagius at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

x 7:00 Mulligan Mosaics Big Band at Outta Space, $10

7:00-11:00 ? Afroman at Piazza Aurora, $50+ ?

7:00-10:00 On the Air at Copper Fiddle Distillery Lake Zurich

7:00 Rick Lisak at Austin Community Tavern Steger, Artist Originals, RSVP

7:00 Zach Wcislo at Girl in the Park Orland Park

x 7:00-10:00 Open Mic hosted by Phil Bayer at Friendly Tap Berwyn, signup at 6:00

7:00-11:00 Downhill Runner at Uptown Westmont, punk

7:00-10:00 Shan-Acoustic Jam hosted by Shukin & Dr. Dave Rios at Shanahan’s Woodridge

7:00-11:30 Open Mic Night at Ballydoyle Downers Grove

7:00-10:00 ? Jazz Jam West at Ballydoyle Aurora

7:00-11:00 Gina Gonzalez at Lifetime Lake Zurich

7:00-11:00 Dina Bach at Aloft Bolingbrook

x 7:30 Sunken Cages & The Yaran Project at OTSFM Szold Hall, $10, World Music Wednesdays

7:30 Equipment, Riley, New Age Thief, Life Looks Good at Beat Kitchen, $18-25

x 7:30 Half Gringa at Hungry Brain, free, $1 PBRs, One Dollar Bill weekly solo series

7:30 Dreamcatcher at Chicago Theatre, $50-204

7:30-10:30 ?Jeannie Tanner? at Davenport’s Piano Bar

7:30 Owls double cello string quartet at Logan Center for the Arts University of Chicago, $22-43, $12 students

7:30 Taylor Ho Bynum jazz improv workshop at Logan Center Performance Penthouse University of Chicago, free

x 7:30 Kenny “Beedy Eyes” Smith First Wednesday Blues & Beyond Jam at Logan Center Café Logan University of Chicago, free, RSVP to jam

7:30 West End 40 at Untitled Supper Club

x 7:30 Gogol Bordello screening & peformance by Eugene & Sergey at Avondale Music Hall, $30-41

7:30 Irish Music Session with Larry Nugent and Frank Quinn at Mrs Murphys

7:30 Both Sides Now Chirp Vinyl Listening Bar curated by DJ Jenny West at Schubas, free

x 7:30 Sierra Green and the Giants at SPACE Evanston, $15-25

7:30-10:00 The Brian Patti Prohibition Orchestra jazz at Des Plaines Theatre Bourbon 'N Brass Speakeasy, free, two drink or food equivalent minimum

7:30-10:00 Mariee Siou, Donnie CoCo at Stoughton Opera House Stoughton WI, $25

x 8:00 Roméo Poirier, Perfect Skin at International Museum of Surgical Science, $22, Empty Bottle presents

x 8:00 James Vincent McMorrow, Young Jesus at OTSFM Maurer Hall, $40

x 8:00 Supersuckers, The Atomic Bitchwax, The Midnight Calls, Dust Biters at Reggies Rock Club, $20

8:00 Sentient Horror, Towering Abomination, Morbidity, Firmly Grasped at Reggies Music Joint, $15

8:00 Harrison Storm, Fairhazel (, Jaguar Sun residency?) at Schubas, $20-25

8:00 Dean Spunt, Quicksails at Judson & Moore, $15-18

8:00 Rootbeer Richie and the Reveille, DJ Aric Sparticus at Dorians, $10 after 8:00

8:00 Hotel Mira, Flugel at Subterranean, $18-20

8:00-12:00m Alfonso Ponticelli with Steve Gibons, Ethan Philion, Bob Rummage at Green Mill, $10

8:00, 10:00 Bob Lark Big Band with Hinsdale Middle School at Jazz Showcase, $20-30, $15 students

8:00 Luke Pytel Blues Band with Mzz Reese at Blue Chicago

8:00-9:00 Copy of Abigail Vass presents French Musicals, The Musical at Davenport’s Cabaret, $15, 2 drink minimum

8:00-11:00 Gillian Perry, Binky Liz at Gallery Cabaret, Originals Night

8:00 Deth Rali, Humdrum, Leo Paterniti, Meek at Cobra Lounge, $15

8:00 Doubtful at aliveOne

8:00 ? Left Lane Cruiser ? at Burlington Bar ?

8:00-11:00 Jarvis Squear Open Mic at Jarvis Square Tavern, Queer Centered, Straight Friendly

8:00 Nyxx, DannyBlu, Die Sexual, royb0t, DJ Veganinblack at Bourbon on Division, $15-18

8:00 Los Temerarios at Allstate Arena Rosemont, $79+

8:00-11:00 The Jagaloons at Madcats Palatine, $7

8:00-10:00 Brooklyn Charmers tribute to Steely Dan at 115 Bourbon Street Front Stage Merrionette Park, $5

8:00-11:00 Open Mic hosted by Kelly Ott at Pub 78 Brookfield, 5 Year Anniversary

8:00-11:45 Open Mic hosted by Johnny Z. at House Pub St Charles

8:00 Hot Pepper Jam Open Mic at Whiskey River Glenview

8:15-12:00m The Interlude with Ty Renee, Sinatris, D Smith, Doug O Lake, Lamar Creation, Keisha Kash, D'Kno, Darro Woods, Treble, D2G, Troche, J Menace at Wild Hare, $15

x 8:30 Ethan Regan, Dipsea Flower (, Reggy Roach?) at Hideout, sold out

x 8:30 The Country Doctors at Simon's Tavern

8:30 Splice Series at Beat Kitchen, free

x 8:30 Chicago Immigrant Orchestra directed by Wanees Zarour and Fareed Haque at Constellation, $25-28

8:30-1:30a Zach at The Zebra Lounge

8:30-11:00 Millie Ahearn's Jazz Jam Session at Clara

8:30-12:30a Lauren Hall Live at Grapes & Grains

x 8:30 The Local Honeys at FitzGeralds Nightclub, $20-35

9:00 Coco Maria, Sonorama Discos at Empty Bottle, $15

x 9:00 Wednesday Night Fellowship with Ted Sirota at Hungry Brain, free

9:00, 11:00 Stefan Hillesheim Band at Rosa's Lounge, $10-20, new album "Live At Rosa's Lounge"

9:00 Dave Rempis/Avreeayl Ra Duo at The Whistler, Relax Attack Jazz Series

9:00 Brother John Kattke hosts The Jam at Buddy Guy's Legends, $15

9:00-2:00a ? at Delilah’s

x 9:00 Brian Citro Quartet at FitzGeralds Sidebar, free RSVP

9:00-11:00 Greg Dudzienski Trio at Prairie Moon Evanston, $7

9:30 Feel Good Party Band at Mom's Place

10:00-11:15 The Last Minute Jam Session at Andy's, $10

Jerome’s highlights

x = recommended, interested, of note to me or friends

X = the plan, though that can change